My latest piece for Times Union ^^^
20.08.2025 21:46 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
4 best routes to hike Wittenberg Mountain in the Catskills
Wittenberg Mountain offers a solid climb and a summit ledge with a panoramic view over the Ashokan Reservoir and the Hudson Valley.
Wittenberg is one of the Catskills’ finest hiking mountains, thanks to its open summit ledge with a panoramic view over Ashokan Reservoir and the Hudson Valley. At 3,782 feet tall, it’s a solid climb from any direction, with exceptionally beautiful trails and rock scrambles along the way.
20.08.2025 21:44 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Buttermilk Falls by Peekamoose Man up in the Catskills. #waterfallwednesday #catskills #upstateny
13.08.2025 09:56 — 👍 37 🔁 1 💬 2 📌 0
Escarpment Trail | Catskills | Mountain-Hiking.com
The Escarpment Trail is a jaw-dropping, sky-high trek in The Catskills with moderate trails, nonstop views, and rugged climbs.
NEW TRAIL GUIDE ON THE WEBSITE
The Escarpment Trail is a jaw-dropping, sky-high trek along the Catskill Mountains’ dramatic eastern facade, offering a mix of moderate trails, nonstop views, rugged climbs, and a taste of adventure above the Hudson Valley.
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18.08.2025 16:58 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Every result links to one of my in-depth guides, packed with maps, photos, and local tips.
LMK how it works for you. This is brand new, so bug reports are helpful!
16.08.2025 14:07 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Catskills & Adirondacks Hike Finder | Mountain-Hiking.com
A live filtering tool that helps you find hikes and trail guides by length, elevation gain, and difficulty. Updates instantly.
Zero in on the perfect hike for your time, energy, and experience level. Instantly filter hundreds of detailed trail guides by length, elevation gain, and difficulty.
16.08.2025 14:07 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
One of the few spots that absolutely exceeded the hype
11.08.2025 23:32 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Let me be the first to complain that it’s too wet and cold right now and I don’t like it
01.08.2025 03:19 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
The 14 Best Non-High Peak Hikes in the Catskills | Mountain-Hiking.com
I've hiked them all. The known and the unknown. This is the list you need. These are the best non-high peak hikes in the Catskills.
NEW: The 14 Best Non-High Peak Hikes in the Catskills
While the Catskills 3500 peaks get all the hype, some of the most magical hikes in the Catskills don’t require chasing elevation. The payoffs are just as good, but often better…
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22.07.2025 22:08 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
What’s Next for the Formerly Trailless Catskill High Peaks? | Mountain-Hiking.com
Here’s what you need to know about what’s about to happen…
Over the last few years, some of the remotest and wildest summits in the Catskills Park have seen a massive surge in foot traffic. Once remote and quiet, they’re now crisscrossed with multiple unofficial “herd paths” as hikers chase peak lists and follow GPS apps into fragile terrain…
12.07.2025 13:08 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Bramley Mountain Fire Tower | Mountain-Hiking.com
Bramley Mountain Fire Tower must-do hike in the western Catskills.
NEW TRAIL GUIDE: Bramley Mountain Fire Tower
This trail guide has just been added to the website. Thanks to my monthly Patreon subscribers for supporting this new content!
Sean
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14.06.2025 15:52 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
I think he should work 80 hours a week in a sewer
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Lovely!
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Master Map of Trail Guides
This interactive master map lists all my hike reports to date
Looking for inspo? Bookmark this handy map of all the trail New York guides on my website mountain-hiking.com/master-map/
28.05.2025 16:11 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Overlook Mountain Fire Tower Trail Guide
One of the most popular hikes in the Catskills, the Overlook Mountain Fire Tower trail can be completed in 2-3 hours. This is an insanely scenic hike.
Just updated with recent photos and improved notes, and an alternate route from the overflow parking. This is one of the easiest and best hikes in the Catskills.
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I can’t recommend this hike enough.
28.05.2025 15:15 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Ampersand Mountain | Mountain-Hiking.com
Ampersand Mountain is a great introduction to hiking the incredible Adirondacks. Here’s everything you need to know about this hike.
NEW TRAIL GUIDE: Ampersand Mountain
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Ampersand is a great introduction to hiking the incredible Adirondacks.
This trail guide has just been added to the website. Thanks to my monthly Patreon subscribers for supporting this new content!
Sean
26.05.2025 12:50 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
5.4" snow coming to Catskills summits this week. It's late May, BTW.
20.05.2025 20:12 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
100% sick of rainy weekends
09.05.2025 20:54 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Big Crow Mountain Hike | Adirondacks | Amazing Views
Big Crow Mountain is a short do-able hike with the tremendous payoff of several exceptional Adirondack High Peaks lookouts.
This very short, but sometimes steep, #hike leads to a large summit with several generous lookouts with exceptional views of the #Adirondack High Peaks. mountain-hiking.com/big-crow-mou...
Hike Length: 1.2 miles (1.93 km)
Total Ascent: 560ft (171m)
Intensity: Easy Adirondacks Hike
09.05.2025 15:29 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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